FAI and Freespace Drone Racing in new three-year drone sports agreement

FAI and Australian giant drone racing team Freespace Drone Racing have agreed to extend their coordinated efforts in the development of drone racing as a global sport.

The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding that recognises the significant progress made by each party and outlines a three-year plan to integrate two giant drone classes into the FAI drone racing calendar.

FAI Global Technical Partner Noosphere’s Max Polyakov on the close links between technology and air sports

Noosphere, an organisation focused on scientific research and information provision, has been the FAI’s Global Technical Partner since early 2017.

For the FAI, this partnership has allowed access to the highly efficient event management system eNavigator, which was used with great success at a number of competitions in 2017 – including The World Games.

Here, Noosphere co-founder Max Polyakov explains why his company’s cutting-edge technology is such a perfect fit with the air sports world.